Re: [projectvrm] spot on ...

[Peter Capek < >]

So, in the future, can we look forward to coasters being a behind-the-counter item so that their sale can be

properly recorded?

 

I really, really, wonder how this "fact" came to light.

 

                     Peter Capek

On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Phil Windley < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Related:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/03/03/285334820/if-theres-privacy-in-the-digital-age-it-has-a-new-definition

"Some marketers have discovered that a very good proxy for a high credit score is found in people who buy furniture coasters," says Weitzner, who used to advise the White House on technology and privacy and helped write the administration's proposed privacy bill of rights.

Yes, that's right, furniture coasters — those little felt pads you put underneath chair legs. Turns out that if you use them, you are probably a better credit risk. And credit scores can be used for all sorts of things, like employment decisions and getting an apartment.

On March 6, 2014 at 12:30:51 PM, Bart Stevens ( " target="_blank"> ) wrote:

http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/03/the-creep-factor-how-to-think-about-big-data-and-privacy.html

Best,

Bart (from The Ardennes instead of Graham from Cologne)

http://bjtstevens.tumblr.com